Well, Gentle Reader: It’s happened again. This time at a high school in Broward County Florida. This atrocious slaughter has provoked, once again, the gun debate, and we could join in on that vital subject, but not today, for today we want to address a much more vital and much more timely aspect of this mass killing, as it relates to our local situation and future prospects.

Authorities have looked into multiple threats made against schools in Roane County. The threats come days after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in Florida.

“We’re trying to talk through these issues with the school system and the sheriff’s department to address them,” District Attorney General Russell Johnson said. “But it’s not just Roane County. It’s all over East Tennessee, Tennessee and I’m sure other parts of the country, too.”